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miscellaneous Mcqs

841. Cultural change is always________________?
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A. fast and dramatic

B. slow and imperceptible

C. nether of the above

D. both of the above

842. Gestalt psychology looks at__________________?
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A. separate items of personality

B. physical appearance

C. behavior as whole

D. instincts

843. Studying the interaction between government and the economy would occur on a______________?
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A. secondhand level

B. macrosocial level

C. microsocial level

D. macroscopic level

844. A pluralist in the U.S would maintain that___________________?
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A. power is in the hands of a small homogeneous class of leaders

B. significant decisions are made by the upper classes

C. policy reflects the wishes of a few elites

D. power is spread through multiple centers

845. An ideology is______________?
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A. always based on religion

B. a set of ideas values and attitudes

C. a testable theory

D. none of the above

846. Statistics that allow researchers to generalize to a population from a sample are called______________?
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A. descriptive

B. correlational

C. longitudinal

D. inferential

847. Culture is based on______________?
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A. genetic heredity

B. simple learning only

C. instinct

D. learning thorough symbols

848. Achieved status would be especially important in_______________?
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A. ancient Egypt

B. 19th century India

C. none of the above

D. feudal Europe

849. The Democrats lost the presidential elections in 1984 and 1988 because of______________?
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A. loss of direct contact with the electorate

B. huge political gaffes

C. split ticket voting

D. running the wrong candidates

850. Which resources are scarce in every society ?
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A. Food shelter and protective coverings

B. Sufficient males to mate with all the females

C. Wheat and com

D. Fertile land

851. Contrary to Karl Marx,s expectations communist revolutions occurred in_______________?
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A. less economically developed nations like Russia

B. agricultural nations like Cuba

C. all of the above

D. Asian nations lacking well-developed industrial sectors like China

852. Fascism_______________?
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A. refuses violence

B. distrusts reason

C. stresses a belief in human equality

D. appeals to intellectuals

853. The creation of culture unlike playwriting ?
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A. is the work of generation?

B. never results in a final authorized script

C. is not always a deliberate act

D. all of the above

854. Violation of a folkway is considered ?
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A. a legally punishable offense

B. a slight to one,s group but not a punishable offense

C. a violation striking to the very heart of society

D. an incident of no consequence whatsoever

855. Industrial societies are based on____________?
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A. machines for production

B. smokestacks

C. kinship

D. primary ties

856. Socialization involves the use of which process to turn a horde of barbarians into productive human beings ?
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A. prohibition

B. symbolic and physical interaction

C. trial and error

D. reinforcement

857. The scientists skepticism extends to________________?
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A. the usefulness of scientific inquiry

B. his or her own findings

C. his or her own credentials

D. the value of scientific objectivity

858. Democracy is based on_______________?
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A. the value of the individual

B. leadership of a charismatic leader

C. rule by the elite

D. ideal hopes for a future society

859. The significant others of Mead,s theory are____________?
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A. unimportant because models do not influence personality

B. important because they provide the initial role models

C. constituted by governmental authorities who must be obeyed

D. similar to the ego of Freud,s theory

860. Proposed political party reforms in the U.S include_____________?
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A. greater freedom of action for candidates

B. greater ideological division

C. increasing numbers of Independents

D. adopting a winner-takes -all principle

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